Last week, I introduced Daniel Pinks's first element to his motivation framework; Autonomy. This alone is a key motivator. But, there is more!

You would not be surprised to know that 50% of employees are not engaged at work in the US. To live a Charged Life, we desire full engagement, joy, and...

Once upon a time, I worked at a wildly successful company. It was deeply science-based so that I could geek out on the awesomeness of its tech. It was a dominant market leader because it took calculated risks. It was expertly managed. It was autonomous.

One day, while in transit from visiting my...

I can't believe I missed writing this post last week when Groundhog Day was upon us. Someone employing a fixed mindset might say, "ah well, it wasn't meant to be," while someone using a growth mindset might say, "you know what, I'm going to blaze forward because I see an opportunity here,...

Some things frighten us deeply to our core. The fright comes from the potential of loss pain; Loss of a loved one, loss of carefully curated wealth, loss of status and stature, loss of identity.

 There are other sources of fright that are a bit more complicated. They involve process pain,...